The record-equalling win for the Spanish champions' B side
relegated Eldense from Segunda Division B, with the Elda club's
management board announcing they would temporarily cease sporting
activities.

The Eldense board subsequently requested the league launch an
investigation into possible match-fixing, while in a statement,
they also revealed their intention to sever ties with an Italian
investment group who had partnered with the club.

La Liga president Javier Tebas confirmed the probe on Monday,
with Vito di Pierro detained the following day. Spanish news agency
EFE reported Italian investor Nobile Capuani had also been
arrested. Both Vito di Pierro and Capuani deny any wrongdoing.

"We are going to look into it because the Eldense board have
asked us to and the result at half-time [8-0] was out of the
ordinary," Tebas told reporters.

David Aguilar, president of Eldense's managing board told Cadena
Cope he was "tremendously ashamed" of the events in Barcelona and,
contrary to the club statement, pledged to fulfil the club's
playing obligation using youth players.

"We have to get to the end of this. What we saw at the Mini
Estadi was not football and I was tremendously ashamed," he
said.

"Now we will use youth team players for our remaining games, who
I'm certain will compete more than those that played on
Saturday."

There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of Barca B,
but speaking ahead of Barcelona's league match against Sevilla,
first-team coach Luis Enrique outlined his desire to see football
stamp out the problem of match-fixing.

"[The subject of match-fixing] is a delicate one and one which
must be treated with appropriate seriousness," he told a news
conference.

"It seems right to me that it is followed up, as we must rid
football of incidents like this, at the professional level, amateur
level or whatever level.

"We have already seen situations like this in other
countries."

Referring to the ongoing probe specifically, he added: "The onus
is on Eldense and has nothing to do with Barcelona."